diff --git a/libavcodec/qsv_internal.h b/libavcodec/qsv_internal.h
index c235e07c01..f289a2b2fa 100644
--- a/libavcodec/qsv_internal.h
+++ b/libavcodec/qsv_internal.h
@@ -40,6 +40,8 @@
 
 #include "libavutil/frame.h"
 
+#include "avcodec.h"
+
 #define QSV_VERSION_MAJOR 1
 #define QSV_VERSION_MINOR 9